The claims of Afric worthy of consideration-Diversity of sen- timent-The African race often traduced-Capable of moral and intellectual distinction-Once an enlightened people-Dis- tinguished men-Degrading influence of paganism and ty- ranny,
Freedom alone will not elevate the blacks-Their depravation not strange-No stimulus to effort-No opportunity for distinc- tion-Almost necessarily degraded-Natural consequence of their situation-Cannot rise or be happy here-Claims of the American Colonization Society-Opens bright prospects for